# Google Keyboard (Gboard) in Emma (iOS) **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 20, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274 "2019-04-20T14:46:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![o99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/o99/32/2132_2.png) [@o99](https://community.emma-app.com/u/o99)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/1 "2019-04-20T14:46:46Z")
I use Google Keyboard (Gboard) on my iPhone. However, when I am using Emma, Gboard seems to get disabled and I can’t seem to select for use in Emma. Is that by design or is it a bug? ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/2 "2019-04-20T17:16:08Z")
It’s by design, we disable custom keyboards in Emma. ---
**Author:** ![o99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/o99/32/2132_2.png) [@o99](https://community.emma-app.com/u/o99)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/3 "2019-04-21T09:01:08Z")
OK thanks. By the way, the reason I would like to be able to use custom keyboards in Emma is because Apple’s own keyboard does not support swype typing. This is my preferred method of typing so it’s a bit irritating not having it in Emma. ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/4 "2019-04-21T09:13:57Z")
Do you mean for writing notes? We disabled this cause custom keyboards were having issues with our chat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![o99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/o99/32/2132_2.png) [@o99](https://community.emma-app.com/u/o99)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/5 "2019-04-21T09:18:13Z")
Yes notes and chat/help would be the two places I would type something long enough to miss access to my usual keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/6 "2019-04-21T09:32:23Z")
> [@o99](#): > > chat/help We are not a dating app. 🤣🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![JayTay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/jaytay/32/302_2.png) [@JayTay](https://community.emma-app.com/u/JayTay)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/7 "2019-04-30T14:22:26Z")
> [@edoardomoreni](#): > > We disabled this cause custom keyboards were having issues with our chat. 🙂 Whilst on the topic, why does the chat default to lower case all the time? ---
**Author:** ![edoardomoreni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/edoardomoreni/32/9_2.png) [@edoardomoreni](https://community.emma-app.com/u/edoardomoreni)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/8 "2019-04-30T14:59:46Z")
Eeheheh, I think this is a bug we have. We need to check this. ---
**Author:** ![o99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/o99/32/2132_2.png) [@o99](https://community.emma-app.com/u/o99)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/9 "2019-06-28T16:43:54Z")
> [@o99](#): > > By the way, the reason I would like to be able to use custom keyboards in Emma is because Apple’s own keyboard does not support swype typing. This is my preferred method of typing so it’s a bit irritating not having it in Emma Happily, Apple will be adding swipe typing support to its native keyboard in iOS 13 😀 > **[Apple is finally adding swipe typing to its iOS keyboard](https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-03-apple-ios-13-quickpath-swipe-keyboard.html)** > > Apple is adding the ability to type by swiping across keys on the keyboard in iOS 13. The new feature, called QuickPath, was announced at the company's annual Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) on Monday. The style of typing was previously only... ---
**Author:** ![DaveTMG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/davetmg/32/359_2.png) [@DaveTMG](https://community.emma-app.com/u/DaveTMG)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/10 "2019-06-28T17:59:16Z")
Yep swipe works well in ios 13 and in emma ---
**Author:** ![lilli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/lilli/32/351_2.png) [@lilli](https://community.emma-app.com/u/lilli)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/11 "2019-07-01T07:30:36Z")
I’ve never used swipe typing is it quicker? ---
**Author:** ![o99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/o99/32/2132_2.png) [@o99](https://community.emma-app.com/u/o99)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/12 "2019-07-01T08:46:35Z")
I find it quicker. But probably takes a bit of time to get used to (I’ve been using it for a while so can’t quite remember how long it took me to get comfortable with it). ---
**Author:** ![DaveTMG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/davetmg/32/359_2.png) [@DaveTMG](https://community.emma-app.com/u/DaveTMG)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/13 "2019-07-01T13:16:26Z")
It’s so much faster I now try to swipe any on screen keyboard - shame when it doesn’t work. I’d not downgrade from ios 13 no matter what the bugs now it has swipe! ---
**Author:** ![Recchan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.emma-app.com/recchan/32/444_2.png) [@Recchan](https://community.emma-app.com/u/Recchan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/google-keyboard-gboard-in-emma-ios/274/14 "2019-07-13T15:57:25Z")
Can’t wait for QuickPath typing ngl. It’s the one thing I really miss from my oneplus!